I've Officially Owned The Freedom Factory For 3 Years!!!
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2023
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It’s strange how I can be so proud of someone I don’t even know. Been living vicariously through your success brother. Keep it going!
could not agree more
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Crazy... legit came down to comments to say the exact same thing. So cool to be able to live vicariously through such a good human.
I'm in the UK and just love it 🤩👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Straight up! He's the man. Im so close to him, we would make great friends lol trying to manifest that friendship.
You don't get this kind of heartfelt Genuine insight into most people especially on UA-cam. Ty for being you brother
He’s our boy Cleet!
Couldn't have said it any better
Really proud of everything you've done for our local area Bro! It's been super fun to watch it all from the seat of my mower. Let's hope the "Tour of Destruction" stays off the lawn (PLEASE!!!) 😇
And you do an excellent job of keeping the grass looking great for the events. You don't get much recognition for it, so it's the least I can do. You're going to have your hands full after the school busses get done with it. Lol
You do a great job mate !
As a viewer I can say, your grass has played a very significant role in the tracks story, and story is what draws audiences in. Everyone knows to stay off the grass. Everyone waits to see how Garret reacts to people not staying off the grass. The people want to see how the grass recovers.
I chuckled at this then realized I'm wearing my Freedom Factory "On the Gas, Off the Grass!" shirt. It's a thing, and your struggle is real. 😎
That first Freedom 500 PPV was the ballsiest thing I've ever seen. Every pro sport... EVERY PRO SPORT... was closed down until you and Dana White grew the balls to run events. It was so much fun to watch. I'm not your core audience, but I'll always be a subscriber because I admire your hustle so much. Glad it's working for you Garrett.
People keep forgetting/ignoring, Team Cleet got it figured out, of how to run an event under those rules. And it's not just every pro sport, it was every international form of motorsport too, all those were closed, then suddenly, there's the Freedom 500 PPV, rough and redneck and hilarious, and good entertainment for everyone who needed a mental break from the shutdown. I reckon the big brands in sport got a bit of an ego kick to the goolies that day.
Eeww Dana White is ivovled. Gross.
I was so stoked also. Was such a miserable time especially with me working in urgent care at the hospital and the stupidity that went on there the last 3 years
I can't believe just how far the track has come since you bought it
Now time for a mud section
I think you mean, I cant believe how much you've changed since the track owned you 😂 😂
Crazy what UA-cam can do. Without social media he'd never of made this a successful track. It was shut for a reason and that's no populatiry and now look at it
@@tropicalshadow3817 rough neck section
I can't believe he still hasn't hosted a late model event
Raced there in a Mod Mini this weekend and I was truly blown away by what an amazing facility you have built. It is by far the nicest track in Florida let alone the United States. Thank You Cleetus for everything you have done and are doing for the racing community. You have injected new blood into a sport that seemed to be dying!
Agreed. He’s doing to the racing world what podcasts did to media/cable. I watched 5 min of the nascar race this weekend at the LA coliseum, and it seemed like a knock off Freedom 500. I’m not saying they’re copying cleet, but it kind of seemed like they were.
@@Hard_Right Quit being small minded and thinking literally. It may not be the "nicest LOOKING" track. The overall way its ran, upkept and loved, its the nicest track period. Open your box a little and accept things for more than the literal semantics of the words being typed.
@@vicariousclouds2340 thank you for understanding my point! I wasn’t even gonna waste my breath on his comment!
Nicest track in Florida? 😆 Daytona, Sebring, Homestead-Miami. I love this track, but COME ON!
@@bepbep7418 Speaking as an outsider, dreaming of the World Trip of Best Tracks, Daytona is on my list, next to Goodwood, LeMans, Indianapolis, Nurburgring, Spa, and the Freedom Factory.
Sebring and Homestead don't make the cut. Road America might.
I am old enough to be your father, but your channel, is just different, I literally can't wait for you to post content, i just enjoy everything you guys do, it's fun, silly, and it's the good the bad and the ugly, and we all laugh, and cringe at times, and sometimes even a little prayer, but I feel like family, because that is your personality, you make everyone feel like we are part of your life. Keep on doing what you're doing.
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I’m old enough to be his older brother but I’ve been a fan ever since the Camaro video but I’ve seen how this man has gone
The “I Bought a Racetrack” video was the first Cleetus video I ever watched as it popped up in my YT feed. Then I went back and started watching all the old Leroy and Neighbor videos. I love this channel and all the Cleetus content!!! Thanks for all the entertainment!
I think a self sustained Freedom Factory deserves a HELL YEA BROTHER!!
First Freedom 500 was a truly legendary event. Better than anything I've ever watched live before.
I think it is better than the Daytona 500
@@tripprogers4814 I'm in the UK and was shouting and cheering at my laptop at 4am.
"Ask me if I feel bad"
"Do you feel bad?"
"I do not feel bad" 😂
@@MrJacksonBollock the greatest event of them all and I remember the moment they asked Cleet “do you feel bad??” It may have been the pinnacle moment of thw Freedom 500. We all come from Top Gear, we all grew up with Clarkson, Hammond,and May
I remember tearing up a bit when Spicy Spence stepped up for 'Murica and sang the national anthem at the inaugural Freedom 500. They had someone else scheduled to sing, but they couldn't make it, so Spence stepped into the breach. He wasn't perfect, but it was a perfect moment.
I cant believe its been three years! I still tell people "I watch this UA-camr that recently bought this old racetrack..." I'm glad to have been a witness to this.
January 17th? That perfectly coincides with the best day of my life; the birth of my daughter. I hope we can both enjoy this date for many many years to come!
3 years to be self sustaining is great and it's turned out better than I would have expected. Rarely do I care about a stranger's success but so glad you made it work!
Right? I saw the drive, but I never thought it would become what it has. Kinda makes me wish I was more personable because I would start a tube channel myself with my Harley. The amount of work he put in fixing that place up was just amazing all the while doing his other thing. The kid has something special and I'm glad to see it working for him and his friends, I bet he is a great boss, and most of all his young family. I just hope that housing development doesn't ruin it for him and the drag strip!
THIS is exactly why I buy the PPV and have done since the very first Freedom 500 - oh boy they’ve come a long long way. I understood, even though you never explicitly said this, that they support the track and it was a necessary revenue to support your team to feed their families, keep the track open and the content coming. I’ll always be happy to keep buying them as you provide so much free entertainment for us all. It’s now our opportunity to help put some cash back into it and get even more entertainment. Thank you as always Garret.
I just also want to say the recent PPVs with the Sportsman / Compact series etc has been fantastic!
Yup. I am glad I was part of the group of fans that helped him keep going!
As a guy a bit older than you, make sure you see that this time right now is your "man you remember back when we blah blah blah" time. This is the golden years of your life, for the track and the youtube channels. You are going to look back and go holy shit those times were amazing. Being able to realize that before you have to look back and realize it as just a memory is a golden gift man. Living in the past happens when you dont realize that the past will quickly become right now.
I just yelled out loud, "LETS GOOO" to hear that the freedom factory is self sufficient. I'm super proud of you and your team, Cleet!
Garrett has successfully made it through all 5 phases of success. Everyone quits at phase 3. But not ol cleetus here. Congrats on the success man. It's so awesome hearing how you never gave up and stuck through the worst times and believed in yourself and what you were doing.
I think the reason that the FF basically hung in and worked was not only the graft that you all put in, but also it was always done in quite an open, honest, up front manner. When you screw up or something goes wrong, you own it, you genuinely learn from it and make sure that it's not a problem going forwards. The vast majority of people appreciate that and it resonates with them. Keep it up!
I can't imagine the feeling cleetus must have where he can literally wake up and go play at his own personal racetrack. This man has his own version of Disney world at his fingertips.
I also feel like all the money, blood, sweat, and tears that the whole crew put into turning the Freedom Factory into what it is makes the whole enjoyment aspect of the FF that much better. And to think that his kid is gonna be able to grow up around a great track with great people is even better.
3 years is pretty quick to build a business like the Freedom Factory. When one considers it was built in one of the most challenging times the USA has encountered it becomes even more amazing. Congrats, glad to see you reaping the rewards.
Congrats clettus and team can't wait to see what you can do in another 3 years
I hope the home developers don’t fuck this whole situation.
It's been crazy seeing you go from a funny video on 1320 to making your own channel, buying Leroy and a truck powered ruby, swinging on ls blocks like Miley Cyrus, flying with strangers on the side of the road, buying a freakin track and getting together the best team on UA-cam. The amount of joy and entertainment I've gotten from your videos is out of this world. Huge respect to you and your team, keep up the amazing work and let 2023 be another year full of rips n pulls.
A day I'll never forget. My father passed away on January 17th of this year, and I am still in shock. He used to take me to Bradenton, Auburndale, and East Bay all the time as a kid - I never missed a Super Bowl of Motorsports (Old Sombrero was 100% better) or a Monster Jam growing up.
I was able to take my drivers license test at 16 in a 1990 XJS V-12 convertible Jaguar thanks to him.
He's the entire reason I got into cars, and I'm having a hard time enjoying it through the tears. I'm almost 38 now, but I feel like a lost child without him. 😭
Hug your parents and tell them you love them often, because you never know when you won't be able to.
feel for you brother lost my father at 18 im 21 now❤ i still feel lost at times but ive found my path and doing well for myself
Congrats on the 3 year mark. Don't ever stop what you are doing, we all appreciate it. I am glad you found the right friends to help you with everything.
I'm so glad you saved this track, and I'm hoping the subdivision issue doesn't harm it in any way. Congrats to you and your personnel!
It genuinely makes me so happy to know that the Freedom Factory is fully financially independent, despite the mountainous odds against you and the team! It really shows the massive effort, love of racing, and good ol' American pride you put into the place, and I'm stunned with how beautiful of a facility it has become. Kudos to everyone involved!
And man, I am so pumped for all the events planned this year, not only by you fellers, but the independent events as well. Every show has more passion and energy than the last, and every dang time, this Illinois boy wants more and more to come see an event in person.
As a watcher from the UK, one of the most enduring features of the channel is the "journey". That and the awesome team you've got around you. You can pretty much have the camera you any member of the team, tell them to make a video and you know the viewer count is going to be up there with the best videos. The FF events are going from strength to strength, but it's the team that makes the FF. It might have your name, but it's never about you, it's always the team that's the focus. Everyone needs a Sam as a neighbour, work colleague, friend or pseudo uncle, granddad, or dare I say "Hell yeah brother"... Great work on the FF!! Look after that team around you!! Here's to the next three years!!
I worked in a family business growing up. People don't realize how much work and stress goes into running a business. So glad to see the Freedom Factory doing well. I can't believe it's been 3 years already.
Congrats on the 3 years. Also, please bring back Saturday night’s announcer to future events. He did an awesome job. He was so good that you didn’t miss having a second person in the booth.
This really helps to show behind the scenes of why so many tracks across the United States are closing down. Even someone with a giant following and a ton of advertising struggled to keep his racetrack afloat.. We’re all stoked it worked out though and look forward to visiting the FF soon!
Hell yeah brother. I'm honored to have watch you since 2017 and supported you throughout.
So awesome seeing someone put their heart, soul, blood, tears, sweat, and time into a project and see it work out! Cheers good sir, one of these days I'll make my trek across the country and check out that awesome place you call home.
Man I remember the day you bought the FF and you rebuilding it was my favorite series EVER. It’s so cool to see how much you’ve grown as a channel and how the FF is now self sustaining. Keep going man!
3 yrs already, lol ! Not only have you accomplished a lot since I first started watching your channel, but it looks like you also have a gift in picking the right people to join your team ! Congratulations on 3yrs being a Track Owner...
You’re single handedly reviving racing culture for a new generation Cleet, keep doin what you’re doing, you are the voice for those of us who are tired of our local tracks being shut down!
I was at the first public Freedom 500. Brought the the Boy all the way from Iowa, it was his first race. We had SO much fun, he was having the time of his life, screaming and cheering during the final burnouts lol. We've never met, but I've been watching your channel for years, well before the freedom factory. It really does feel like I'm invested in the track myself. I wish only the best for you guys and plan to bring the whole family next time!
I know you have a busy schedule but I think it would be nice to get track updates every once and a while. I really enjoyed the videos on repairing the track.
You're one of the few that could make this track work with your knowledge and experience in social media and outreach. Without that, you probably would have bankrupt. Hats off to ya.
It's nice knowing that people like myself, on the other side of the country, being absolutely too enthusiastic about the content you're making helped keep things moving. I wear a different Cleetus shirt daily, I swap between 2 Cleetus hats, have a jar of asphalt on my night stand, rockin heatwaves, only missed 2 PPV's out of all of them. Some day, I hope to come to the FF to see it live in person and that dream is why I'll always continue supporting everything you do.
Keep it up! Hell yeah Brother!
Saw this comment and I couldn't agree more: It’s strange how I can be so proud of someone I don’t even know. Been living vicariously through your success brother. Keep it going!
Always love how transparent Cleetus is with his fans. Congratulations on 3 years.
“That bad unit makes its own money” our boy cleeter is a true legend and we all couldn’t be more thankful and proud of you for what you’ve done and who your are
What a ripper!!! Hell yeah brother!!!
You have breathed new life into homegrown amateur fun! Thank you for sticking thru the tough times by being an innovative showman. We can only hope that you continue to keep finding new ways to bring the fun brother!
Your renovating an abandoned race track videos is what got me into your channel and also re ignited my interest in Motorsport. I’m so happy The Freedom Factory is doing well. Really hope to make it over there one day to see the track and meet the crew. I’m Aussie though so it’s an expensive trip.
Every event I've been to has been great! The Freedom Factory really is a well-oiled machine now.
I'm just happy to support a local business, autosports events, and one of my favorite UA-camrs all at the same time!
As a teenager from Germany i watched nearly every ppv event late in the night, really happy for you brother! Very inspirational businessman and leader
You and your crew have done hell of a job. You took a big chance and it came thru. No doubt you are Blessed. Love watching everything, its great exciting, clean content. It's refreshing with all the junk out in the world today. Thanks
I was amazed you bought the track, but to see where you have taken Freedom Factory is amazing. Awesome job to everyone.
3 years already holy crap!!
Hi Garrett, you purchasing the FF introduces me to your UA-cam channel. I backtracked a lot of your content and every new video is a joy. By far my favorite channel ever since I just want to say; THANK YOU!
Cant believe I've been every video for over 3 years. Been at least 5 years. Congrats cleetus well deserved 👏
If anyone deserves this satisfaction its you Cleet. You always put people first, truly love the sport, and never take shortcuts on anything. I hope you and the team at the Freedom Factory grow that place 10x over. Glad to be a part of it, even if its just by buying a PPV. Godspeed to the entire FF team and the extended family you've built with the facility and the channel.
It's been a great adventure watching you renovate the track, and help bring racing back to the forefront of Tampa Bay. Can't wait to see the amazing future that you'll create!
Much love bro . Glad to see your vision come true. Hell yea bother . U have a great crew . ❤️🤍💙🤘🔥
The freedom factory series was the best thing on youtube
So glad you put PPV so i got to see those events live in Australia!
Thanks Mate
Dude given the effort you made on a wicked risky venture and are now crushing it is awesome. Hell yeah brother, you did good.
Congratulations Garrett. What a huge accomplishment. You and all the FF and CM crew deserve all the praise in the world. Also I need to buy a Tye Grade shirt please :)
I remember during the very beginning of the pandemic, I had the purchase video of the FF come up in my recommended and followed these guys since. Sad that I did not find them before, but I’m glad I followed when I did.
Proud of you Garrett!! Into the factory for a couple of events, bought the first two pp views, have shirt and voice button. Thx for making it happen!!
Cant believe it's been 3 years already! Im so proud of you guys and what you have done not only with the Freedom Factory, but also to the main channel, the crew, the cars and the laughs you bring to all of us! One of my biggest goals is to visit the FF and attend a Cleetus and cars! Keep up the awesome work, brother!
Congrats! Your intelligence and thinking outside the box is what saved the track: a Bradenton landmark. Can’t wait to see how you handle the builders looking to surround the FF. Good luck & remember we are with you!
I’ve been to two of your events (LeMullets 21 and Freedom 500 22). Both times were a blast and I’m blown away by how nice you and your crew have made a place that was literally abandoned 3 years ago.
It's like watching your son grow. First, you crawl, then you walk, and now you can stand up and run like hell . And now you can relax and smile all the way to the bank
Congratulations to the whole team. It’s been a ton of work to get it where it’s at. You guys have knocked it off of the park.
We’re so proud of you as well as the guys who you’ve circled around you. What a great crew y’all have become, we’re ALL pulling for you guys to have many years of success.
Congratulations!
And now with this last PPV, your broadcasts are BETTER than the racing broadcasts on " TV " . They have improved SO much in the last couple years. That is with you making all the live shows awesome as well. You have done so much for car culture in this weird internet age ( im a old guy ) I am so happy for your success.
Nothing but respect for you and your crew. You and your guys have created a haven for car enthusiasts and lovers of all sorts of motorsports. I live in Minnesota and I eventually plan on seeing the FF. Keep up the great work Garrett.
This track has made a complete 180 and man you’ve put a lot of smiles on people’s faces, and brought back some hope in the racing community! Thanks you for letting us enjoy this place with you🤘🏼
Congrats on your success Garrett. You deserve it. I always enjoy your content. It's amazing all the things you have going on, while maintaining "good friend" status with about 1,000,000 UA-camrs at the same time.
I know just thru normal everyday stuff how humble and grateful you are but this puts a spot light on it. Keep it up good sir. Looking forward to seeing you again in Indy
I was blown away when you first bought the Freedom Factory. You are living the American dream my brother.
Keep up the diligence. Most tracks wouldn’t put in the effort for good food and clean bathrooms. Also, pride yourself on the lack of promoting for the circle track racing because that speaks for itself. Keep the hometown feel and enjoy the track like you have begun to! Before you know it, lil ripper will be in a car against you and he will be showing you up!
Congratulations! 3 years already cant believe it! Loved the video's of building the freedom factory. Cant wait for more video's about renovating and making the track better!
At 3:45 you were describing anxiety. You think about every worst case scenario, and then the worst outcome of all those scenarios, and so on. I struggle with this every day man, and I don’t even own a racetrack. Keep crushing it Garrett… you’ve provided me with almost daily entertainment for 4 years. I came on board when you went and picked up Ruby. I remember it was a suggested video and I just said I’ll give this a shot. I’ve literally watched every video you’ve put out since then, bought the freedom pass every ppv subscriptions. I got the Jackstand Jimmy skullet shirt for Christmas. Appreciate you brother, seems like you’re living the dream…Madi and lil ripper…keep it up
Cleetus I can’t tell you how grateful I am that I moved here to Bradenton for work and we are right down the street from the Freedom Factory. Thanks for all the work you and the team put into keeping it going and creating content. I hope it isn’t pushed out by more housing and development so that we can enjoy it for years to come. Cheers
- Jon & the SB crew
congrats Cleete ! it will be 30 yrs in the blink of an eye so enjoy all the great things to come !
Congratulations Cleetus! I'm proud to say I've been here since you swapped Coopers supercharger from the Cadi onto Leroy when he was still in his begging stages. I really appreciate all the amazing content you and the guys have put together over the years.
love to hear it, always said your content is amazing, but your transparency on the business side takes it to the next level - we are here with you borther!
Never met you, stumbled onto your channel when you bought Leroy, and here we are so many years later, and you've achieved more in those few short years than most people do in a lifetime. Be proud, you have an incredible crew and superfans all over the world. You have well and truly kept Doin It For Dale
To see how well this has done especially considering you bought it right before “the pandemic” is insane. Hope to see years of continued success!
Dude... Congratulations on 3yrs! Here's to many many MANY more yrs to come! As a biz owner myself, I can appreciate the hard work that goes into making it work, and understand the many long hrs of the grind to do so!
Keep it up!!! Let's gooooooo!!!
Arians are built for stress. You are going to be fine. Congratulations on your growth and the beautiful family life. Bravo sir. Thank you team Cleetus..
It's been amazing watching the growth of the FF over the last three years. You and your team have done such an awesome job. Proud of you Garrett. That place holds a lot of fond memories for me. I worked safety there in the early 80's. I was with Braden River fire and rescue and we worked the tracks. Keep up the good work brother.
Big congratulations on owning the most freedom track in our nation. As a proud Cleter crew member, I have witnessed every event broadcasted to date, and it's also a treat to see how much the live streams have improved over the years.
Congrats. You and your crew deserve all the success. Just waiting for someone ambitious like you to come scoop up some local tracks in my area. You've proven you can make money and have a kick ass facility on the local level.
Congrats man! 3 years and it looks like you've owned it for 20 the way that it's changed. Keep up the killer work dude. We all truly appreciate what you do for the car community
So "Thankful You are Blessed"!! Your kindness is Powerful !!! Thank You for Sharing !!!
I completely take my hat off to you. Been watching since the early days of Leroy. What you have achieved in that time is truly amazing, you have either a great head on your shoulders or a huge set of cahoonies or both. the best thing for me though is, from a viewers aspect you have kept your feet firmly on the ground the whole time. Well done you.
Congratulations, brother. I'm so happy for you and the team. Can't wait to see what the future brings.
Crazy how time passes. I remember you putting those turbo whistles in your exhaust.
LOL same here I was like who the heck is this kid then pow he xploded more than happy for him
I agree
Incredible. Your name will be written in the history books. This is what grassroots racing looks like!
WHEW WEE BROTHERRRR!!!! Cleetus you're a blessing. Hopefully the Freedom Factory can expand into a major franchise. Imagine FL 2k, TX 2k being hosted at the freedom factory, etc. The Sky is the limit.
So stoked for you Cleetus. So stoked your hard work has paid off!
3 Years and many, many more to come. You have created such an empire and you have such support from soo many people. Here is to much more continued success and much more fun times ahead. To anyone who says you can't follow your dreams, This is a very true testament as to what you can do with the right people and support. Much love Garrett and FF Crew.
Holy cow that three years went by so fast! Stoked to see how much your enterprise has grown and still kept all the good vibes
I dig the heart to hearts on this channel. One of the very few people on here that just lay everything out for all to see and let us pretty much completely into your life.
Here's hoping you keep the track alive for many years to come Cleetus. I am still concerned that the land developers trying to build next door to the track will become a major pest in the future.
Huge congrats!
You and your team have been working diligently to get to where you're at.
And it shows.
I remember watching the first freedom 500 on PPV and for the past two years my wife and I have made the freedom 500 our yearly vacation. Yep that’s right I already ordered tickets for the freedom 500 this year! See you at the FF 2023
Dude we need a freedom factory channel!!!! All about it just all the dirt ,updates,weekly thing all about the freedom factory